PVL2601 Family Law (PVL2601)

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF A VALID CIVIL MARRIAGE: Marriage is traditionally defined as the legally recognized life long voluntary union between two parties to the exclusion of all others. • Capacity to act – mentally ill persons - if they enter into marriage the moment this occurs marriage is void. • Infant (children below age of 7) do not have the capacity to act. • Prodigals (a person with normal mental ability but who is unable of managing his or her own affairs b...

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PVL2601 - Summarised NOtes FAMILY LAW: The engagement – is a contract between a man and woman to marry each other on a specific or determinable date. A valid engagement is not a prerequisite for a valid civil marriage. No special requirements are required for the conclusion of a engagement, which means that the contract can be concluded orally or in writing. Mistakes – error in persona – the woman or man for instance thinks he or she is marry x while she is actually marrying y. This...

This document summarizes on Family law. Family law is a legal practice area that focuses on issues involving family relationships such as marriage, adoption, divorce, and child custody, among others.

PVL2601 – ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 AND 2 2021. Blood relatives in the collateral line may not marry if either of them is related to their common ancestor(s) within the first degree or generation. Thus, in terms of this rule, you may not marry your brother or sister or any of their children or grandchildren because you are related within the first degree to the common ancestors: that is, your parents and your brother’s or sister’s parents, who are exactly the same people. 2. 3 (See the...

PVL2601 – ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 AND 2 2021. Blood relatives in the collateral line may not marry if either of them is related to their common ancestor(s) within the first degree or generation. Thus, in terms of this rule, you may not marry your brother or sister or any of their children or grandchildren because you are related within the first degree to the common ancestors: that is, your parents and your brother’s or sister’s parents, who are exactly the same people. 2. 3 (See the...

PVL2601 – ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 AND 2 2021. PVL2601 - Family Law

PVL2601 - Family Law Semester 1 and 2 Assignments 2021. Question 1 Mr and Mrs Sisulu entered into a civil marriage subject to the accrual system ten years ago. Mrs Sisulu resigned from her job as a teacher after the Sisulus’ only child, Lerato, was born. Lerato lives with severe physical and mental disabilities and requires constant care, which Mrs Sisulu provides to her. Lerato is eight years old now. The Sisulus live in a house Mr Sisulu inherited from his father. The house has been ext...

PVL2601 - Family Law Study Notes. FAMILY LAW: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF A VALID CIVIL MARRIAGE: Marriage is traditionally defined as the legally recognized life long voluntary union between two parties to the exclusion of all others.  Capacity to act – mentally ill persons - if they enter into marriage the moment this occurs marriage is void.  Infant (children below age of 7) do not have the capacity to act.  Prodigals (a person with normal mental ability but who...

PVL2601 Family Law_revision_pack. Verified Document. Compiled by stacy. Page 1 SECTION 2: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF A CIVIL MARRIAGE “Marriage” is traditionally defined as the legally recognised life-long voluntary union between one man and one woman to the exclusion of all other persons. This relates only to civil marriages, since customary and Muslim marriages permit polygyny. Furthermore, with the enactment of the Civil Unions Act, a “civil union” is defined as ...